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Patented Feb. 155, 193.9.

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GESHIIUND W. OLIVISTED, Q WINIDSQlm,

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Application filed 11', ril 18, 1916.

.r 0 all whom 2'25 may concern:

Re it known that I, OSMOND W. (increase, a citizen of the United States, residing at I l vindsor, in the county of Hartford and ill State of Connecticut, have invented a new; and Improved a Automohilelndicator, of Which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to the class of devices used upon vehicles for indicating various things, as movements of the vehicle, its number, and other designations, and an ohject of my invention, among others, is to provide an extremely simple and compact structure that Will occupy comparatively little space, that is simple in its construction and that Will meet the various requirements incident to the use of vehicles in different localities and under varying" conditions.

One form of device embodying the invention, and in the construction and use of which the objects herein set out, as Well as others. may be attained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a face View of an indicating device embodying the invention.

Fig. 2 is it view in lengthwise vertical section through the same on plane denoted .by dotted line 2-2 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 3 is a View in cross section through the device on plane denoted by dotted line 3-3 of Fig. 2, a portion of the Wiring shown in 2 heing omitted.

In the accompanyingdrawings the numeral 5 indicates a casing constructed of any suitable material and in any desired form as to general appearance. This casing is closed on all sides except to the bottom, which, preferably. is substantially entirely open, the front and. back Wells (P 7 extend ing to the lower edge of the casing, as do the end walls 8, the latter being thickened as at 9 at their lower edges for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The front Wall 6 is provided with a central opening lp and indicating openings 11, the latter being located upon opposite sides of: the former. The central opening has a danger lens 12 covering the opening and held in place as by a split clamping ring 13. The indicating openings specification of Lettw's 1 a tent.

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employed, the purpose of which is cate' the direction in which the vehicle more, the points of the arrow heads. the fore, heing' toward the ends of the on and from the central ope; my; 1.0. 1-1- dicating lenses i l held in plate as by means of clamping rings are einployelil in cover these openings.

A chamber forming plate 16 shaped to provide, in commotion "with of the casing, certain chambers iin which illurnihating members are. locate in the form herein shown this plate. corn long narrow piece, is bent into shape at its central, portion 17, depth of this bend being substantially that of the casing; 35 and at such distance from the ends to provide flanges 18 at each end of the plate. 'lhe ends of these flanges rest upon shoulders formed by lips 19 on the thickened lower och. 9 of the casing, and the how of the haped bend rests in contact with or close to the top Wall of the casing rides direction indicating" chainl: s 20 at each end of the casing. and a bohom plate 21 extending; across the bottom of 1 casing" and resting upon the flanges 18 complete danger indicating chandler 2n" the cen of the casing, the other walls of said dun-- indicating: chamber being. ionized h the l.l-shaped bend hereinhcilxre u'ieru'ionwl. Clips 23 secured to the thickened edges 3 of thccasing in an suitable manner and over-- lapping the ends of the bottom plate El. firmly secure the chamber forming and bot tom plates in place. as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. said plate being transparent.

Lamp supporting plates 2% are secured in any suitable manner to the, branches oi? the bent central portion 1? ol' the ch nher forming plate. Lain-p sockets '20 e through these lamp supporting pla throi o 'ieuings 27 in the l )ranchc.--, the form of construction herein the n lamp sockets open in opposite sweet-ions in each plate. so that direction indicating lamp 22 is located in each ot' the-direction her parts This consl'riuisi'zion pro indicating chambers 20 and two danger indicating lamps 29 are located in the danger indicating chamber 22. The bottom plate 21, as to that part at least underlying the chamber 22, is of transparent material so that the light from the lamps 29 may shine upon a number plate secured to a number plate support 30 depending from the back wall of the casing. in the construction herein shown this number plate support is preferably an integral part of the casing, being an extension from the lower edge of the rear plates will always be securely held against vertical displacement, as when the bolts are passed through openings in the number plates and through such slots in the support 30 as will receive them, any tendency of the number plate to move. downwardly will cause a separating force to be applied to the bolts and the latter will therefore rest upon the inclined lower edges of the slots. Air other feature of this diagonal arrangement that the bolts or like fastenings arranged in various positions upon diflercnt number plates may be caused to register with some portion of a part of slots, one located in each or" said series, so that no matter What the position of the fastening may be in a number plate they may be passed. through some of the slots.

The casing having integral top, front, back and end Walls constitutes a trough shaped struct re which, when in use, is in verted, the mouth of the trough beingclosed by the chamber forming and bottoin plates.

any suitable means may be employed for illuminating the openings 10 and 11, as herein shown electric lamps being employed with Wires for supplying said lamps with electricity. Any suitable means may be employed for separately illuminating the indi-' cating openings 11, a switch 32 being herein indicated for this purpose. It will be understood that this switch or similar device may be located in convenient position accessible to the driver of the vehicle. The other details regarding the lighting system will be readily understood from the drawings and a further description is, therefore, omitted herein.

The casing may be secured to'the vehicle in any suitable manner, as herein shown socket pieces 33 being provided at opposite ends oi the number plate support 30, said socket pieces to receive projecting parts from the vehicle to which projecting parts the casing may be secured as by means of et screws 34. Another means for securing the casing;- consists of a tubular projection from the back of the casing through which the lighting wires may extend, said projection having a socket formed in a hub 36 from the bottom of the tubular projection to receive a projecting part from the vehicle and to which it may be secured in any suitable manner. Either or both of these attachlng means may be employed.

While there is shown and described herein a construction that satisfactorily embodies the invention, this may be departed from to a greater or lesser degree and yet be within the spirit and intent of the invention, as defined by the appended claims.

ll claim:

1. An indicator for vehicles ,comprising a casing having shoulders at its mouth open ing to the edge thereof, a Ll-shaped chamber forming plate covering said mouth and extending inwardly across the case to form a plurality of chambers therein, said plate including fiat portions extending transversely to the branches of said U-shaped plate and resting): against said shoulders, a bottom plate extending across the mouth of the opening and overlying said shoulders and resting ill) against the fiat portions of the chamber forming plate, and means for clamping the edges of both of said plates against said shoulders to removably retain the plates in position.

2. An indicator for vehicles comprising a casing having top, back, front and end walls with indicating openings inthe front wall thereof, a chamber forming plate comprising a U-shaped bent portion extending substantially across said casing from the top to the bottom and with openings in the branches of said lJ-shaped bend, lamp supporting plates secured to the branches of said ll-shaped bend, lamps projecting; in opposite directions from said plate into chambers on opposite sides of said branches,

and meansyfor closing the bottom of the casing.

33. An indicator for vehicles including a case having means for producing a light, a number plate support having a plural numbler of series of slots, the slots in one series cktendiug diagonally in an opposite direction from those in the other series whereby the position of the plate may be maintained with respect to said light.

4:. An indicator for vehicles comprising a casing having top, back. front and end walls formed With a continuous unbroken surface andwith indicating openings in the front will there; Aid em? walls shoulders ape-fling; to the edge of the casing to provide, mmbsfructed amass thereto, a U-shaped chamber forming plate extending substan- 5 mm acmss sail casing from-mp to bottom and fmm end to and, the ends M the chammsr 5; mung 'plaxta includmg flax. pOI'UODS mating said shoulders, 22, bottom plate extending across the mouth of the opening and overlying said shnulders and resting against the flat portiom of the chamber fm'ming plate, and means for clamping the edges of both of said plates against said slmulders.

OSMOND W. OLMSTED. 

